Legal Opinion
Berkeley Police Assn. v. City of Berkeley
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 21, 1977No. Civ. 40772PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
EMERSON, J. *
The City of Berkeley has established, by initiative ordinance, a citizens’ police review commission, hereafter referred to as the commission. The function of the commission, and the purpose of the ordinance, is stated to be “to provide for community participation in setting and reviewing police department policies, practices, and procedures and to provide a means for prompt, impartial and fair investigation of complaints brought by individuals against the Berkeley Police Department.”
The validity of the ordinance was upheld in Brown v. City of Berkeley (1976) 57 Cal.App.3d…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Strong v. County of Santa CruzCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975
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3Cited by48 opinions
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